Addendum:
Did not *know* Bruce Conner from his assemblage period - but knew his
work.
PK
Patricia wrote:
> The Power of Art!!!
>
> Saw the Bruce Conner show yesterday at the deYoung in San
> Francisco (not known for its contemporary exhibits, but Conner is
> a "Bay Area" artist., so it fits, somehow) Can't quite speak
> right since (well, did I ever?). A great show, a great
> installation, and the hardbound catalogue for $65 is incredible.
> The museum had run out of the hardbound ones, which are so
> beautifully done, but found it at the "Green Apple Bookstore" on
> Clemente. My friend touches the "green apple" on the wooden
> sculpurative figure at the front of the store for luck when he
> goes to and from. I decided to do the same...nice, a good
> thought, a great bookstore.
>
> This is an amazing traveling exhibit from the Walker Art Center
> (you prob'ly already know that), and I believe it ends in Los
> Angeles, next. What an output this man had, what an intricacy,
> me...i did wooduts with a Dremel Tool, he did his Mandala imagery
> with scratch over scratch over scratch of ink. So beautiful. So
> meditative, becomes more and more intricate. The thing was, I
> knew Bruce Conner from the "Bay Area Assemblage Movement" And if
> I had not seen this exhibit, I wouldn't have seen the
> progression, from assemblage, to work on paper, to photograms
> (life size!!), to his amazing collage, to print, well too much to
> tell about, which is so important. The catalogue is great. Get
> it. It's lovely.
>
> Um, but if you see the exhibit,
> don't get stoned beforehand
> you don't need to.
>
> PK
